Sustainability

Sustainable development has been approached from many viewpoints over the past 15 years without a concise or precise definition of what sustainable...

This book is for those who want their company to prevail in the coming post-petroleum era. Using charts, diagrams, tables, and checklists, the book...

This book brings into sharp focus the problems of development under conditions of structural adjustment and their relation to democratic change in ...

Throughout the global community, the challenges of finite resources, budget deficits, and growing interdependence and complexity have forced govern...

Throughout the world people are concerned about the demise of tropical forests and their wildlife. Hunting by forest-dwelling people has a dramatic...

While environmentalists insist that lower rates of consumption of natural resources are essential for a sustainable future, many economists dismiss...

How can we manage a so-called "renewable" natural resource such as a fishery when we don't know how renewable it really is? James A. Crutchfield an...

As development donors invest hundreds of millions of dollars into improved crops designed to alleviate poverty and hunger, Africa has emerged as th...

As development donors invest hundreds of millions of dollars into improved crops designed to alleviate poverty and hunger, Africa has emerged as th...

Get ready to green up your everyday life with this helpful journal, packed full of tips and tricks to show you how simple it is to make meaningful ...

This book makes "green living," as it relates to teens and young adults, an approachable subject. The information and resources it comprises make i...

Explore the world and satisfy your wanderlust in the most eco-friendly way.How can we lessen our impact on the world without giving up the things w...

Humans have difficulty thinking at the global scale. Yet as we come to understand our planet as a single, interconnected, complex system and encoun...

Exploring the difficult and contested sites of deindustrialized society on the brink of transformation to either heritage or wasteland, this volume...

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK OF 2024AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024The trillion-dollar battle for the resources to power our ...

A one-of-a-kind introduction to the major issues and controversies dominating the heated debate over U.S. forest policy today.Forest Conservation P...

Despite the unprecedented development and growth of knowledge during the 20th century, the evolution of a peaceful 21st century will depend on our ...

The liberalization of U.S. and European electric power markets presents a critical challenge for renewable sources of energy. Edinger and Kaul surv...

Confrontation may be one way of settling environmental disputes but is there another, perhaps better, way? Stern and Hicks say yes—through the proc...